The paper is dedicated to the anniversary of the famous philologist, literary scholar, methodologist, high school teacher, head of the Department of Speech Therapy and Psycholinguistics of Saratov State University, Vladimir Petrovich Kryuchkov. The relevance of the research is due to the necessity to provide a comprehensive review of the researcher’s scientifi c achievements and works in the fi eld of literary studies, pedagogy, speech therapy, and to understand their role in shaping the content and scientifi c foundations of professional training methods.